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Paul E. Barkhaus, MD

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Location

  • Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics
  • 900 N. 92nd St.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Neurology

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Established Patients: Hand Center

My commitment is to optimal, state-of-the-art, and cost efficient evaluation and management of neuromuscular disorders, particularly Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig Disease).

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • ALS
  • Neuromuscular Disease
  • Motor Neuron Diseases
  • Polio

Treatments and Services

  • Electromyography (EMG)
  • Post-Polio Rehabilitation
  • Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English

Hospital Affiliations

  • Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
  • Zablocki VA Medical Center – Milwaukee
  • Children's Wisconsin - Milwaukee – Milwaukee
  • Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls

Board Certifications

  • Neurology
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Clinic Locations

Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics

Zablocki VA Medical Center

Hand Center Clinic - Tosa Health Center
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Biography

Dr. Barkhaus is from suburban Detroit and has held academic positions in the upper Midwest.  He has extensive training in electromyography and neuromuscular diseases.   Dr. Barkhaus has authored over 40 original publications, three multi-media books, and numerous book chapters and review articles.  He lectures and teaches regularly at international, national, and regional meetings as well as in the academic programs at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Wayne State University School of Medicine - Detroit, MI (1975)
Residency in Neurology - Wayne State University School of Medicine - Detroit, MI (1975-1978)
Fellowship in Electromyography - University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN (1978-1979)
Fellowship in Neuromuscular Diseases - University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, AZ (1979-1980)
Senior Research Fellowship in Electromyography - Duke University Medical Center - Durham, NC (1987)

Publications

  • The Enigma of the Motor Nerve Conduction Study.

    (Nandedkar SD, Stålberg EV, Barkhaus PE.) Muscle Nerve. 2024 Nov 15 PMID: 39545340 11/15/2024

  • ALSUntangled #74: Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha).

    (Jhooty S, Barkhaus P, Brown A, Mascias Cadavid J, Carter GT, Crayle J, Heiman-Patterson T, Li X, Mallon E, Mcdermott C, Mushannen T, Pattee G, Ratner D, Wicks P, Wiedau M, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2024 Nov;25(7-8):805-808 PMID: 38318860 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85184427525 02/06/2024

  • F wave analysis based on the compound muscle action potential scan.

    (Li X, Chen M, Barkhaus PE, Nandedkar SD, Schmit B, Zhou P.) Muscle Nerve. 2024 Sep;70(3):395-401 PMID: 38963007 PMCID: PMC11324398 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197521293 07/04/2024

  • ALSUntangled #72: Insulin.

    (Brown A, Armon C, Barkhaus P, Beauchamp M, Bertorini T, Bromberg M, Cadavid JM, Carter GT, Crayle J, Feldman EL, Heiman-Patterson T, Jhooty S, Linares A, Li X, Mallon E, Mcdermott C, Mushannen T, Nathaniel G, Pattee G, Pierce K, Ratner D, Slactova L, Wicks P, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2024 May;25(3-4):416-419 PMID: 38018119 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178223108 11/29/2023

  • ALSUntangled #71: Nuedexta.

    (Sun Y, Benatar M, Mascías Cadavid J, Ennist D, Wicks P, Staats K, Beauchamp M, Jhooty S, Pattee G, Brown A, Bertorini T, Barkhaus P, Bromberg M, Carter G, Bedlack R, Li X.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2024 Feb;25(1-2):218-222 PMID: 37493197 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165715762 07/26/2023

  • Revisiting the compound muscle action potential (CMAP).

    (Barkhaus PE, Nandedkar SD, de Carvalho M, Swash M, Stålberg EV.) Clin Neurophysiol Pract. 2024;9:176-200 PMID: 38807704 PMCID: PMC11131082 05/29/2024

  • Walter Eichler and his role in the development of electroneurography.

    (Pleuhs B, Nandedkar SD, Krouwer HG, Barkhaus PE.) J Hist Neurosci. 2024;33(3):298-308 PMID: 38598175 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190471325 04/10/2024

  • Revisiting the compound muscle action potential (CMAP)

    (Barkhaus PE, Nandedkar SD, de Carvalho M, Swash M, Stålberg EV.) Clinical Neurophysiology Practice. January 2024;9:176-200 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193633949 01/01/2024

  • Recording sensory nerve action potential using different electrode types.

    (Nandedkar SD, Barkhaus PE.) Muscle Nerve. 2023 Aug;68(2):210-214 PMID: 37300406 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161671142 06/10/2023

  • ALSUntangled # 69: astaxanthin.

    (Fullam T, Armon C, Barkhaus P, Barnes B, Beauchamp M, Benatar M, Bertorini T, Bowser R, Bromberg M, Mascias Cadavid J, Carter GT, Dimachkie M, Ennist D, Feldman EL, Heiman-Patterson T, Jhooty S, Lund I, Mcdermott C, Pattee G, Ratner D, Wicks P, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Aug;24(5-6):553-557 PMID: 36694292 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147227592 01/26/2023

  • ALSUntangled #70: caffeine.

    (Hatch J, Barkhaus P, Barnes B, Beauchamp M, Benatar M, Bertorini T, Bowser R, Bromberg M, Brown A, Mascias Cadavid J, Carter GT, Cole N, Crayle J, Dimachkie M, Ennist D, Feldman E, Fullam T, Heiman-Patterson T, Jhooty S, Levine T, Li X, Lund I, Mallon E, Maragakis N, McDermott C, Pattee G, Pierce K, Ratner D, Staats K, Wicks P, Wiedau M, Bedlack R.) Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2023 Jun 08:1-5 PMID: 37288776 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161604211 06/08/2023

  • Volume conduction: Extracellular waveform generation in theory and practice.

    (Dumitru D, Nandedkar SD, Barkhaus PE.) Muscle Nerve. 2023 Jun;67(6):439-455 PMID: 36815566 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149317026 02/24/2023

Publications of Paul E. Barkhaus MD from the Faculty Collaboration Database